This is fucking hilarious. They paid a boat load of money to buy a bunch of mercenaries that did not want to be there in the first place but their offers were so far beyond market value at the time, kids were reclassifying to get some of that money. They also extended an already ridiculous contract for Jimbo.
Texas ends up accomplishing something they never could, making the CFP. This was too much for them. They stupidly fire their HC in a panic with no fucking game plan and exhaust their funds on this contract to where they limit themselves on their next HC hire. What decent head coach, coordinators, or assistant coaches wants to walk into that dumpster fire knowing they have a Jimbo's shit to clean up and now doing that against Texas that is back on top. It took FSU nearly a decade to get out of the fucking dumps with what Jimbo left and that was with a down Miami and Florida.
So they proceed to bring back their previous DC, who really wasn't all that great to begin with. They lose their best assistant that is holding their roster together. And their solution is to just pay those players more so they don't leave. Well... that only works to a certain extent. At some point, these sophomores know they have 1 year left to put good tape before the draft. Most will likely take less money to get out of the dump. The only ones that will stay will be the ones that don't have a future NFL on the line and the only reason they will be staying is to cash a check.
Texas has been through this guys. We've hired G5 coaches that brought shitty staff with them. We've had rosters full of guys that came to Texas for the wrong reasons. We've seen first hand what it's like crawling out of the dumps against rivals that are winning and have momentum. Enjoy this fellas. This is going to be a long journey for them. There's only so much money their donors are willing to put up for a shit product. Nothing about Elko is inspiring to recruits, assistants, coordinators, or the donors. There will be a decade of aggy tears to come.